Feuding MP's deny ‘falling out’ days after leadership spill

ANY animosity between "rebel" MP Llew O'Brien and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack was shrugged off today as the two politicians forced a united front for the official opening of the new Sunshine Beach Surf Club.

The Federal Member for Wide Bay spectacularly quit the Nationals Party Room on Sunday night in the wake of last week's leadership spill, where he showed support for former National Party leader Barnaby Joyce before a surprise appointment to the deputy speaker of the lower house.

Today's meeting also brought into question the current debate over eligibility of certain clubs and organisations after an audit revealed 43 per cent of funded projects were ineligible through the sports grant scheme.

While for the Building Better Regions grant, which footed $2.5m of the $5m Sunshine Beach Surf Club redevelopment was approved before the May 2018 election, it gave ammunition to question the current inquiry.